Scottish energy giant SSE said it has government approval to develop an offshore wind farm that at present would be the largest such installation in the world.
The multinational company on July 31 said it received consent from Scottish energy ministers for the 4.1-GW Berwick Bank project in the outer Firth of Forth off the East Lothian coast. The installation, which has been in development for about a decade, had been delayed due to concerns about its impact on seabirds.
Officials have said Berwick Bank is a critical project to advance the UK’s goal of power grid decarbonization by 2030. Energy analysts have said the installation also should provide a mechanism to lower the price of power in the UK.